Pneumatic tire.



W. ODELL.

PNBUMATIC TIRE. APPLIUATIOH FILED mn. 1o, was.`

Patented Feb. 8, 1910.

nntos c Wizz/a0@ oezz wihseono WALLACE ODELL, OF TARRYTOKVN. NEW YORK.

PNEUIvIATIC TIRE.

Specification l Letters Patent.

lntenied Fel. S. (-510.

Application led March 10. 1909, Serial No. 482.420.

To alL whom it 'muy ronecrn.'

Be iL known thai l, \\,.\i.1..\e|-: Unrm., a citizen of the lnnedStalen. reidmg :ii

on the road urfnce and prerenl Flipping ol' 'nruvtowin in the count)Y of'mwhertert und Slate of Xen York, hure invented new and usefullinproveiueutn iu lneuinatie Tires, of which the following' u;a'p'eeiheation.

the tire. proleetiu"r hand fiifpiatc l() i.` prei'erzilily enihedded inthe trend poriou :wound thc eluii'e lire io prevent uail :ind

, other ohjeL-N from paswinlo through the tread This invention relale topneuinzilie tiren: of the donhle-tnhe type. and ns ohjeet is to providea tire in which lhe, outer tuhe or :ihle ectiou, which is adapted to hereadily and eonveniently detached or turned outrepairs or thesnhstiiuiion of :i nentuhe when occasion rrr-(puree. without detnelnngthe lire from tho rnn.

Another object. of the invention is to provide, Simple and effectivemenus for holding' the detachable or o enable Section in closedcondition, io provicc an outer uhe or shoe und pun'rtiu'ing the inneruhe. .Thi`v hand or pluie ina)- he made of 'resilient 4eel or other.mitahle lexihle or re`ili ut pum-iureprooi` inaterinl.

One. portion ui the orner :uhe or .-hoe i prorided ivilh un opi-nin;eoiuuieuieating' .shoe is provided niih u reinorahle or open.- l

with ilnhore or ehnniher aud ol' utlicieui size to admit' oi' lhe iueriion :ind removal L oi' ihe inner inhe when thilouer is iu a eolwardto admit of the initial insertion of the inner tuhe and its subsequentremoval forA of such construction usY to eii'ectuully proteet the innertube und reduce to a material exient liability oi puncture thereof, undto? provide means for preventingV access of dirt. grit und moisture. tothe interior of the tire.

lap ed eondiiion.Y 'l`hi.\ opinion is formed in lhe present iuqnnife 'none side ol` the hoe aud i adapted. lo he fjlwed hy :i remor- :ilile oropeuahle eetion ll. This section i.-. formed h,\' dividingr the hoe on uline through one fide olf itsl ha e und thickened portion i. thedirision of :he hitler extend-v ingl to the irezul S. 'l`he nalin of thedivided portion of the hase have oblique o\'erlappin Y i'aeea io elo cljnhui nud forni a .fcurt' joint (1 t'o prevent ehafing! ol the ndineeniportion oi' the inner iuhe. (lne of the tlanges L i 1 eonequenllyprovided upon the inner edge The inreutiion consists of the features ofconstruction, combination und arrangement of parts hereinafter" fullydescribed, reference heing had to the accompanying drawings, in Whicht-Figure l is a side elevation of a portion of a Wheel equipped with myimproved tire.

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse Section of the saine. Fig. 3 is :idetail View of a portion of the iii-.visie holding band or eluun. Fig. 4is a detail vlew of one of the eye holes.

, of the removuhle section to "veure he sanne within the 'fini` whilethe onler edge of nid seeliou hears cimeli` :ig'anht the :id )aeent Yside of the thickened portieri i und i.\

flanged, as hon'n at i2, to hear against the :idjaeent surface of thetread ehmllniou between the outer edge of the reinoahle section and`ili\el' u1"f:m\ of the hody ll the dion i thus. secured. butpreiferubh` the lmnd reuiovahlc .section is provided with a Referring,rto the drawing, 1 designadas :i

wheel rim of the channeled type, having inonf the tire, whi'zh in thefornbshown is of i the ciencher type. The tire coinpriics an infiainhleinner tuhc 3 and nu outer iuhe or shoe 4, the lutter having n bore oreluuuher 5 of proper dion-ier to receive said inner tuhe. The outer iuheis provided with n buse portion 6 which seais within ihn rim and isformed with tlauges (3 to interlock wiih the aforesaid rim iinnges 2. ILis also provided with a thickened portion 7 covering the Outer surfaceof the inner tuhe und a widened trend portion which latter may he formedwith a corrugated or other suitably roughened face 94o Secure n firmgrip tongue 13 entering a groove or recess: H in the hod toell'eetuall-v close. the Joint #o as to prevent the entrance nl' diri,grit and 5 monture lo the inierior of the i'ire. 'un-ned flanges 9. toengage couoiing flanges l ll. will he under lood from the foregoing doeripiion that the reinovahle seelion may he detaehed or rung outward asa lnp on A its ennlned edge. as a pirot to uncover the openingr :indpermit iuSertion oireniorul of the inner tuhe, thu faciliiatingf therepairingf o' the inner lube if the lailer should he punelured or theremoval of :i worn out' inner tuhe and its rephieenieniv hy a new one.and that these operaiiow may he oii'eclefi after ihe. tire has` onceheen nppli'ed lo lhe rim withouty the neee sity of removing it from therim. in order to`hold the outer or free edge of the l*eciion or flap 11secured to the lio/.ly oil', the shoe to retain said finp or hook on theother end thereof.

2 uesoa `wetion in elored condition, suitable fastening niean` arevemployed. In the present in' stance', a .series of bolts 15; arranged atspaced intervah around the tire, is employed, and these botta` haveheaded ends embedded in the portion T and free ends projecting bevondthe latter and formed wiili eyes 1G for the reeepiimi and passage of atlexible retaining band or ring 17, such as a chain, having its endauitablv united, as by providing eaeli end of the eliain with a l@napWhen the outer tube is eli-med the free endof the bolts pass throughopenings. 1S) in the free edge of the set-tion ll, as shown in Fig. Whenthe inner tube i.` intated and expands and the outer tube or 4 hoeexpands therewith, the chain or flexible band, whieh is normally tightlydoelt', i` drawn taut and holds the l'l'ee edge of the ren'zovable oropenable Sew i tion, zover or flap ll tii'inly closed so as t0 keep thetongue l 'fully inFeited in the rcee l-l. lt will be observed that theflange l2 and adjaeeiit edge of the tread S overhang the projeeting endsofthe bolt and eliains and proteet the ame to a large extent frominjury.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that my inventionprovides a tire. which proteeth the inner tube toa maximum extent andpermits of it read v applieation and i'ead removal for repairs orreplaeennnt.

Having thus full)- de eribed the invention, what is elainied as new,iS:-'

l. A tire comprising an outer tithe having :in opening, an inner tubeinsertible and removable through said opening, a removable section foreloaing tli op ning, retaining devices on the outer tube to extendthrough said section, and a flexible member engaging said retainingdeviees to seeure Said section infr-toned position.

A tire comprising an outer tube having a hase, provided with ttanges anddivided at (ine side to forni an opening and a removable.

j section to close the saineT an inner tube. in-

sertible and removable through said opening, retaining devices on theouter tube to extend through said section, and a iiexible memberengaging said retaining devices to secure said Section in closedposition.

3. tire comprising an outer tube having an opening, an inner tubeinSert-ible and removable through said opening, a removable elo itre forthe opening, said outer tube and elo nre being` provided with fiaiigesto engage. the rim of the wheel, retaining devices on the outer tube toextend through said elo ui'e and a flexible member engaging Saidretaining deviee to `--eeuresaid closure in elosed position.

l. tire comprising an outer tube having an opening. an inner tubeinbertible and re- I movable through said opening. a removable aeetionfor elo ing the opening, retaining devices on the outer tube to extendthrough said section and provided with eyes, and a flexible wearingelement threaded through said eyes. t

A tire eoinprising' an outer tube having a Iide opening, a thielienedouter portion and a widened tread carried bythe latten-,an inner tubeinsertible and removable through the. opening, an openable section tocover the opening, -aid section being adapted for attachment at' itsinner edge with the base of the outer tube to the rim of a wheel andpro- 'vided with openings at. its outer edge, re-

taining deviees held in the thickened portion of the tire and havingfree endg projecting therefrom to extend through the openings in aidsection and provided with eyes, and a.

tlexible securing device adapted to be threaded through the eyes.

ln testiinon whereof atix my signature in presence o two witnesses.

' VALLACE ODELL. Witnesses G. F, VAN Tassen, JOHN H. HUBBEI..

